PA head on whether Samson has moral authority to lead: 'No'

Feb. 25, 2014

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| Statehouse Bureau

The New York Daily News editorial board has called for the ouster of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Chairman David Samson.

Samson has come under fire for perceived conflicts of interest between his job running the authority and the work of his law firm, Wolff & Samson, which has represented clients that stood to benefit from the authority’s business. His name also surfaced in emails between Gov. Chris Christie appointees who carried out or covered up the closing of the George Washington Bridge access lanes from Fort Lee.

Gramiccioni, wife of acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni, did not join Foye in that response, but she did not support Samson either.

“The shockwaves touched off by Bridgegate have made clear that Samson perverted the PA into a toll-financed dispensary of favors and punishments for Christie allies and enemies — as well as a benefactor of clients of Samson’s law firm,” the editorial read.